| Criteria | Proficient | Needs Improvement | Not Evident | Score and Feedback |
| Justification: Financial Impact: Expansion |
15 points
Projects expansion’s incremental, annual, and cumulative cash benefits and outflows over specified time period, using relevant presentation vehicle to support narrative and justifying assumptions and methodology based on sound microeconomic and financial principles |
11.25 points
Projects cash benefits and outflows over specified time period, using relevant presentation vehicle and justifying assumptions and methodology, but response contains inaccuracies, omits key details, or is poorly grounded in microeconomic and financial principles |
0 points
Does not project expansion’s incremental, annual, and cumulative cash benefits and outflows over specified time period | 0 points
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| Justification: Financial Impact: Consolidated |
15 points
Develops consolidated financial projection for overall business with and without the proposed investment over specified time period, using relevant presentation vehicle to support narrative and describing relevant assumptions |
11.25 points
Develops consolidated financial projection for overall business with and without the proposed investment over specified time period, using relevant presentation vehicle and describing assumptions, but response contains inaccuracies or omits key details |
0 points
Does not develop consolidated financial projection for overall business with and without the proposed investment over specified time period | 0 points
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| Financing: Global Capital Markets |
15 points
Weighs pros and cons of raising money using internal financing versus global capital market mechanisms, identifying viable alternatives based on appropriate research and evidence |
11.25 points
Weighs pros and cons of internal financing versus global capital market mechanisms, identifying viable alternatives based on research and evidence, but response contains inaccuracies, omits key details, or research and evidence are not relevant or cursory |
0 points
Does not weigh pros and cons of raising money using internal financing versus global capital market mechanisms | 15 points
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| Financing: Business Combination |
15 points
Assesses the viability of a business combination as a mechanism for expanding into the new market, supported by appropriate research and evidence |
11.25 points
Assesses the viability of a business combination as a mechanism for expanding, supported by research and evidence, but response is cursory, contains inaccuracies, or research and evidence are not appropriate |
0 points
Does not assess viability of a business combination as a mechanism for expanding into the new market | 15 points
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| Track Record: Financial Performance |
15 points
Convincingly argues that organization is on solid financial footing, supported by appropriate financial statements, ratios, and other indicators of financial performance and health |
11.25 points
Argues that organization is on solid financial footing, supported by financial statements, ratios, and other indicators of financial performance and health, but argument is cursory, contains inaccuracies, or supporting evidence is not credible, appropriate, or convincing for lenders |
0 points
Does not argue that organization is on solid financial footing | 15 points
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| Track Record: Legal and Ethical |
15 points
Convincingly argues for organization’s trustworthiness, providing credible evidence of legal and ethical financial behavior |
11.25 points
Argues for organization’s trustworthiness, providing evidence of legal and ethical financial behavior, but argument is cursory, contains inaccuracies, or evidence is not credible or convincing to lenders |
0 points
Does not argue for organization’s trustworthiness, providing evidence of legal and ethical financial behavior | 15 points
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| Articulation of Response |
10 points
Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization |
7.5 points
Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas |
0 points
Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas | 10 points
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| Overall Score | Points earned out of 100
76 or more | Points earned out of 100
1 or more | Points earned out of 100
0 or more | Score and Feedback |
| Overall Score | The overall submission earned 76 points or more. Final calculation of grades can be found in the gradebook. | The overall submission earned 1 points or more. Final calculation of grades can be found in the gradebook. | The overall submission earned 0 points or more. Final calculation of grades can be found in the gradebook. | 70 points
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